262 MESOZOIC FIAJILVS OF I'M TKI) SIAIKS. 



closely appressed scales hide the axis. The upper portion and termina- 

 tion of this cone are preserved, but the basal part is wanting. The part 

 presei-ved is a little over 2 cm. wide and 52 mm. long. As this is a mere 

 fragment, the original cone must have had a very considerable length. 



Abietites ? sp. Fontaine ("iininature cone). 



PI. LXVIII, Fig. 17. 



1894. Abietites ? sp. Font, in Uiller cV: Staiituii: Bull. (iooi. Soc. Am., Vol. V, p. 450 

 (nomen) . 



A single imprint of what seems to be an immature cone, or partially 

 developed fertile catkin, was found at locality Xo. 11. It is elongate- 

 elliptical in form and shows the axis with several thin scales attached. It 

 has a length of over 1 cm., with the tip not preserved. This fossil has 

 more of the character of a cone of Abietites than any other conifer, but 

 with so small au amount of imperfect material the precise character can 

 not be determined. 



Genu.s PINUS Linnauis. 



PiNUS SHASTENSLS Fontuiuc n. .S]). 



PI. LXIX, Fio;.s. 1-3. 



A considerable numlier of specimens of what seems to be a new 

 species of Pinus were found at locality Xo. 1. This occurs in Shasta 

 County, Cal., H miles north-northeast of Horsetown, and the plants are 

 obtained from typical Horsetown beds, occurring mostly in loose bowlders. 

 Many of the specimens show that the leaves were attached to the stems. 

 Most of the stems that are indicated are bits of twigs that are ^•ery stout 

 as compared with the leafy twigs of fossil conifers that are usually found. 



The stem shown in PI. LXIX, Fig. 1, is somewhat compressed by 

 pressure, but still retains nearly its original cylindrical form and is 1 cm. 

 wide. It shows projections more or less cylindrical in shape scattered 

 over the surface. These correspond to the insertions of the leaf bundles. 

 They seem to be a characteristic feature of the stems, for other specimens 

 that are imprints of stems show pittings that correspond to them. The 

 number of leaves in a bvmdle could not be determined. They show in the 

 best-presented specimens a single pretty strong nerve, but most of the 

 imprints had evidently been more or less macerated before their entomb- 

 ment in rock material, and some of these give vague indications of there 



